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In the Bronx, New York, during the McCarthy era, twelve-year-old Jamie keeps a terrible secret about her family, but when the truth is exposed, her parents lose their jobs and she is fired from the school newspaper.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Levine, Ellen
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Viking, 2005.
Subjects:
Toleration > Fiction.
Communism > Fiction.
Secrets > Fiction.
Schools > Fiction.
Family life > Bronx (New York, N.Y.) > Fiction.
Bronx (New York, N.Y.) > History > 20th century > Fiction.
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1953 > Fiction.
Description
Summary:In the Bronx, New York, during the McCarthy era, twelve-year-old Jamie keeps a terrible secret about her family, but when the truth is exposed, her parents lose their jobs and she is fired from the school newspaper.
Physical Description:200 pages ; 22 cm.
Awards:Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2006.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-200).
ISBN:0670884618 (hardcover)